* </ul>
 *
 * <p>Using a converter:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>Convert one instance in the "forward" direction using {@code converter.convert(a)}.
 *   <li>Convert multiple instances "forward" using {@code converter.convertAll(as)}.
 *   <li>Convert in the "backward" direction using {@code converter.reverse().convert(b)} or {@code
 *       converter.reverse().convertAll(bs)}.

    }

    /**
     * Parses a sequence of XML elements and converts them to the appropriate array type.
     *
     * @param parser The XML parser
     * @return Converted array instance
     */
    private Object parseArray(final MXParser parser, final TypeLiteral<?> toType) throws Exception {
        // convert to a collection first then convert that into an array

      return INSTANCE;
    }

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a serializable converter object that converts between strings and shorts using {@link
   * Short#decode} and {@link Short#toString()}. The returned converter throws {@link
   * NumberFormatException} if the input string is invalid.
   *

      return INSTANCE;
    }

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a serializable converter object that converts between strings and shorts using {@link
   * Short#decode} and {@link Short#toString()}. The returned converter throws {@link
   * NumberFormatException} if the input string is invalid.
   *

      return INSTANCE;
    }

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a serializable converter object that converts between strings and integers using {@link
   * Integer#decode} and {@link Integer#toString()}. The returned converter throws {@link
   * NumberFormatException} if the input string is invalid.
   *

  public void testStringConverter_convert() {
    Converter<String, Integer> converter = Ints.stringConverter();
    assertThat(converter.convert("1")).isEqualTo((Integer) 1);
    assertThat(converter.convert("0")).isEqualTo((Integer) 0);
    assertThat(converter.convert("-1")).isEqualTo((Integer) (-1));
    assertThat(converter.convert("0xff")).isEqualTo((Integer) 255);
    assertThat(converter.convert("0xFF")).isEqualTo((Integer) 255);

  public void testStringConverter_convert() {
    Converter<String, Long> converter = Longs.stringConverter();
    assertThat(converter.convert("1")).isEqualTo((Long) 1L);
    assertThat(converter.convert("0")).isEqualTo((Long) 0L);
    assertThat(converter.convert("-1")).isEqualTo((Long) (-1L));
    assertThat(converter.convert("0xff")).isEqualTo((Long) 255L);
    assertThat(converter.convert("0xFF")).isEqualTo((Long) 255L);

  public void testStringConverter_convert() {
    Converter<String, Float> converter = Floats.stringConverter();
    assertThat(converter.convert("1.0")).isEqualTo((Float) 1.0f);
    assertThat(converter.convert("0.0")).isEqualTo((Float) 0.0f);
    assertThat(converter.convert("-1.0")).isEqualTo((Float) (-1.0f));
    assertThat(converter.convert("1")).isEqualTo((Float) 1.0f);
    assertThat(converter.convert("0")).isEqualTo((Float) 0.0f);

  public void testStringConverter_convert() {
    Converter<String, Double> converter = Doubles.stringConverter();
    assertThat(converter.convert("1.0")).isEqualTo((Double) 1.0);
    assertThat(converter.convert("0.0")).isEqualTo((Double) 0.0);
    assertThat(converter.convert("-1.0")).isEqualTo((Double) (-1.0));
    assertThat(converter.convert("1")).isEqualTo((Double) 1.0);
    assertThat(converter.convert("0")).isEqualTo((Double) 0.0);

  public void testStringConverter_convert() {
    Converter<String, Float> converter = Floats.stringConverter();
    assertThat(converter.convert("1.0")).isEqualTo((Float) 1.0f);
    assertThat(converter.convert("0.0")).isEqualTo((Float) 0.0f);
    assertThat(converter.convert("-1.0")).isEqualTo((Float) (-1.0f));
    assertThat(converter.convert("1")).isEqualTo((Float) 1.0f);
    assertThat(converter.convert("0")).isEqualTo((Float) 0.0f);